Well, if that's the case, plenty of Broward County football teams are going to enter their Week 1 games with a slight chip on their shoulders. Why? Because only two of the county's teams--St. Thomas Aquinas and Boyd Anderson--actually made it onto the AP poll.

Teams like Deerfield Beach and Miramar--both of whom had solid post-season showings and return key contributors--couldn't crack the top 10.

Again, it's just a pre-season poll, so it's likely nothing to get too up in arms about, but I have to admit, I was a little surprised to see how few Broward teams were actually ranked. A few were in the also-receiving-votes category, but that was it.

Any thoughts? Who do you think moves up after Week 1?

Here it is, straight from the AP:

Florida High School Football Poll
9/1/2009, 6:06 p.m. EDT
The Associated Press

(AP) — The Associated Press Top 10 Florida high school pre-season football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses and rating points:

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